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Hyo Keun Lim is affiliated with Samsung Medical Center in South Korea and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine with a particular focus on hepatology. Their research covers several specialized areas, including hepatocellular carcinoma treatment and prognosis, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, as well as ultrasound and hyperthermia applications.

Their work spans multiple subfields of medicine, predominantly hepatology, with additional contributions to epidemiology, biomedical engineering, surgery, and oncology. The predominant themes in their studies include hepatocellular carcinoma treatment and prognosis, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder cancer studies, ultrasound and hyperthermia applications, liver disease and transplantation, MRI in cancer diagnosis, and cancer survivorship and care.

Hyo Keun Lim has published in several prominent journals, often collaborating with frequent co-authors such as Tae Wook Kang, Ji Hye Min, Min Woo Lee, Hyunchul Rhim, and Dong Ik. Their publications have appeared repeatedly in the following venues:

  • ULTRASONOGRAPHY
  • Korean Journal of Radiology
  • European Radiology
  • International Journal of Hyperthermia
  • Advanced Science

Selected recent papers include:

  • Updated 10-year outcomes of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation as first-line therapy for single hepatocellular carcinoma < 3 cm: emphasis on association of local tumor progression and overall survival, 2020, European Radiology
  • Sonazoid-enhanced ultrasonography: comparison with CT/MRI Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System in patients with suspected hepatocellular carcinoma, 2021, ULTRASONOGRAPHY
  • Systematic Review of Studies Assessing the Health-Related Quality of Life of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients from 2009 to 2018, 2020, Korean Journal of Radiology
  • Comparison of procedure-related complications between percutaneous cryoablation and radiofrequency ablation for treating periductal hepatocellular carcinoma, 2020, International Journal of Hyperthermia
  • Real-Time Internal Steam Pop Detection during Radiofrequency Ablation with a Radiofrequency Ablation Needle Integrated with a Temperature and Pressure Sensor: Preclinical and Clinical Pilot Tests, 2021, Advanced Science

Best Publications

  • Essential techniques for successful radio-frequency thermal ablation of malignant hepatic tumors.

    Hyunchul Rhim;S. Nahum Goldberg;Gerald D. Dodd;Luigi Solbiati

  • Major Complications after Radio-frequency Thermal Ablation of Hepatic Tumors: Spectrum of Imaging Findings

    Hyunchul Rhim;Kwon Ha Yoon;Jeong Min Lee;Yoonkoo Cho

  • Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma as a first-line treatment: long-term results and prognostic factors in a large single-institution series.

    Dongil Choi;Hyo K. Lim;Hyunchul Rhim;Young-sun Kim

  • Differential diagnosis of cervical lymphadenopathy: usefulness of color Doppler sonography.

    Dong Gyu Na;Hyo Keun Lim;Hong Sik Byun;Hong Dae Kim

  • Ten-year outcomes of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation as first-line therapy of early hepatocellular carcinoma: Analysis of prognostic factors

    Young-sun Kim;Hyo Keun Lim;Hyunchul Rhim;Min Woo Lee

  • Gadoxetic Acid–Enhanced MRI Versus Triple-Phase MDCT for the Preoperative Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Seong Hyun Kim;Seung Hoon Kim;Jongmee Lee;Min Ju Kim

  • The Minimal Ablative Margin of Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (> 2 and < 5 cm) Needed to Prevent Local Tumor Progression: 3D Quantitative Assessment Using CT Image Fusion

    Young-sun Kim;Won Jae Lee;Hyunchul Rhim;Hyo K. Lim

  • Comparing the outcomes of radiofrequency ablation and surgery in patients with a single small hepatocellular carcinoma and well-preserved hepatic function.

    Sung Noh Hong;Sun-Young Lee;Moon Seok Choi;Joon Hyeok Lee

  • Hepatocellular carcinoma treated with percutaneous radio-frequency ablation: evaluation with follow-up multiphase helical CT.

    Hyo K. Lim;Dongil Choi;Won Jae Lee;Seung Hoon Kim

  • Mucocele of the appendix: ultrasonographic and CT findings

    S. H. Kim;H. K. Lim;W. J. Lee;J. H. Lim

  • Effect of Microvascular Invasion Risk on Early Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Surgery and Radiofrequency Ablation.

    Sunyoung Lee;Sunyoung Lee;Tae Wook Kang;Kyoung Doo Song;Min Woo Lee

  • Diagnosis of acute appendicitis in pregnant women: value of sonography.

    Hyo Keun Lim;Sang Hoon Bae;Gwy Suk Seo

  • Radiologic Features of Vasculitis Involving the Gastrointestinal Tract

    Hyun K. Ha;Seung H. Lee;Sung E. Rha;Jee H. Kim

  • High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy: an Overview for Radiologists

    Young-sun Kim;Hyunchul Rhim;Min Joo Choi;Hyo Keun Lim

  • Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma abutting the diaphragm and gastrointestinal tracts with the use of artificial ascites: safety and technical efficacy in 143 patients.

    Inyoung Song;Hyunchul Rhim;Hyo K. Lim;Young-sun Kim

  • Detection of hepatocellular carcinoma: value of adding delayed phase imaging to dual-phase helical CT.

    Jae Hoon Lim;Dongil Choi;Seung Hoon Kim;Soon Jin Lee

  • Bowel wall thickening in patients with Crohn's disease: CT patterns and correlation with inflammatory activity.

    Dongil Choi;Soon Jin Lee;Young Ah Cho;Hyo K Lim

  • Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation with Artificial Ascites for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Hepatic Dome: Initial Experience

    Hyunchul Rhim;Hyo K. Lim;Young-sun Kim;Dongil Choi

  • Hepatocellular carcinoma treated with percutaneous radio-frequency ablation: usefulness of power Doppler US with a microbubble contrast agent in evaluating therapeutic response-preliminary results.

    Dongil Choi;Hyo K. Lim;Seung Hoon Kim;Won Jae Lee

  • Clinical outcomes of hepatic resection and radiofrequency ablation in patients with solitary colorectal liver metastasis.

    Won-Suk Lee;Seong Hyeon Yun;Ho-Kyung Chun;Woo Yong Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Hyunchul Rhim
Hyunchul Rhim Samsung Medical Center
Young Ho Kim
Young Ho Kim Kyungpook National University
Ho Yeong Lim
Ho Yeong Lim Samsung Medical Center
Nathan McDannold
Nathan McDannold Brigham and Women's Hospital

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